Higurashi Kagome sighed unhappily. Inu-Yasha-kun was such a jerk sometimes. Not only did he get uncontrollably jealous of Kouga-kun every time he showed up, but he had the nerve to openly show how much he cared for Kikyo an instant later. Though Kagome might have been Kikyo's reincarnation, the two of them were nothing alike, and sometimes she just wanted a bit of peace and quiet, away from Inu-Yasha-kun, Kouga-kun, and all the other Youkai she met in the Feudal era, as well as Shikon shard hunting...

Suddenly, Kagome got to her feet. A jewel shard! What was a lone Shikon shard doing near the temple? Out of instinct, she grabbed her bow and quiver. The only one she knew of who had a single shard was Kohaku-kun, and he couldn't come back to the future, could he? She rushed out the door and to the shrine. A lone figure was stumbling up to her, wearing very muddy clothes and a dusty bandana. He definitely wasn't Kohaku-kun, but he had a Shikon shard embedded in his palm! Kagome was able to feel its presence, even though the fragment itself was invisible. That was one of her gifts that convinced the villagers of the feudal era that she was Kikyo's reincarnation. Kagome focused on the shard. It was uncorrupted, and that was good. In fact, the young man probably didn't even know it was there.

"Who are you?", she asked kindly. "Do you need some help, by any chance?"

"My name is Hibiki", the guy moaned breathlessly, "and I'm trying to get to the mountains to train."

"Er.." Kagome started. "Maybe you should come inside and rest first..."

"Thanks," he sighed, before he keeled over onto the ground in a dead faint.